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2023 RiverJam Music Application Form

If you are a musician or represent a musician or group and are interested in the 2023 Ossining RiverJam Waterfront Concert Series, please fill out the form completely and we will supply you with all the information you need. Thank you for your interest.

Submission Deadline: February 15, 2023

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2023 RiverJam Music Application Form

The 2023 Ossining RiverJam Waterfront Concert Series band applications are now closed for this season. Thank you for your interest.

Submission Deadline: February 15, 2023

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Get Ready for the 2023 Summer Concert Season!

Ossining Louis Engel Waterfront Park.

Friday nights on the Hudson River waterfront with family, friends, fine food, fine craft beer & wine, and live music— that's what Summer good times are all about.

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2022 Ossining RiverJam
Music Calendar

Concerts start on Fridays at 7 PM
Rain Date concerts start on Sundays at 5 PM
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Pablito y su Latin Show

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455s

The 455s are an Electric Blues / Rock ’n’ Roll band from Westchester and Putnam Counties in New York.They play the music of Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Albert King, Otis Rush, James Harman, Gary Primich, Ric Estrin & The Night Cats, Chuck Berry and many more Classic Blues Artists, as well as their own original material. They are a Harmonica and Guitar driven unit with 4 Vocalists. The band formed in 2014 out of the Westchester Blues Jam scene run by drummer Gary Schwartz (who teaches at Mike Risko Music). The 455s are well loved for their music on the Swing Dance circuit, as well as concerts, clubs, festivals and parties. The 455s are (Ossining’s own) George Zissou on Harmonica and Vocals, Steve Barlow on Guitar and Vocals, Chris Fox on Bass and Vocals, and Gary Schwartz on Drums and Vocals. If you love this old-school American Music, come out for a beautiful evening on The Mighty Hudson!

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Billy and the Showmen

Billy and the Showmen deliver high impact entertainment playing the best Motown, Funk, and Soul. This band has been getting audiences out of their seats on their feet for 5 decades. Billy and the Showmen have quite a resume, they were the back up band for the CHIFFONS from 1973 to 1988. They toured as the opening act for “Jay Black and the Americans”, the “Four Tops”, and “Frankie Valle and the Four Seasons” playing all of the big venues on the East Coast including Madison Square Garden, the Omni in Atlanta, Rhode Island Civic Center, Long Island Coliseum and the Boston Garden.

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KJ Denhert Band

KJ is songwriter, guitarist, vocalist and bandleader living in Ossining, New York. She is a consummate artist with a rich history; a legend of Urban Folk & Jazz who channels a wide range of influences to create something completely unique. She performs regularly in New York and around the world and has shared stages with internationally renowned jazz and pop musicians such as GRAMMY Award winners Alicia Keys, Roberta Flack and many more. She has released 10 albums including her latest “Destiny”, and is at work on 3 new originals.

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Mike Risko Band

With its distinctive mix of pop and rock infused with the virtuosic guitar solos of Mike Risko, the Mike Risko Band is renowned for its ability to cover any tune while keeping the energy up and the party rockin'. Spanning the decades from current pop and power ballads to classic rock, country, and alternative favorites, the Mike Risko Band is a longtime favorite in the Westchester County music scene, thanks to its flair for energizing audiences young and old. Strong female vocals and a solid rhythm section take it over the top every time. The Mike Risko Band members are Mike and Miriam Risko, owners of the Mike Risko Music School and Store in Ossining, who've been educating musicians and bringing music to the area for over 27 years, Melissa Miser, Croton Pediatrician Dr Larry Baskind and Erik Perez

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Marc Von Em

Marc Von Em is a soulfully energized singer/songwriter whose sound flows easily between blues, folk, funk, jazz & classical. His lyrics weave tales of intimate real-life events, and do so with a depth beyond most singer/songwriters. Driven by his fluid acoustic guitar playing, rich powerful voice, and comfortable, sometimes comical, stage presence, Marc's live shows never fail to excite audiences.

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Jay Prince and Friends

Jay Prince and Friends is a group of world class musicians. They have toured and recorded with numerous icons of popular music, including James, Taylor, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Blues Brothers, and Tower of Power, to name a few. The mercurial band of professionals plays an eclectic mix of rock, funk, R&B, and jazz for a great evening of feel-good vibes.

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The Track

The Track is a band based in Westchester featuring Drew Bordeaux, Rich Kelly, Chris Burke, and Tito Wilson. An original alternative rock band, The Track found traction locally with high energy classic rock shows. Fusing 4-part harmonies with 4-piece rock magic, The Track brings incendiary jams to life with instrumental pyrotechnics and infuses deep groove into familiar songs.

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Andrea and the Armenian Rug Riders

Andrea and the Armenian Rug Riders are a wonderfully entertaining classic rock and dance cover band, playing everything from Lulu to Led Zeppelin, AC/DC to Aerosmith, Janis, Carly, and so much more. They are well-known and “followed” throughout Westchester and Connecticut, performing at restaurants, outdoor concerts, and private events.

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The Ossining 2023 RiverJam Waterfront Concert Series band applications are now closed for this season. Thank you for your interest.

2022 Ossining RiverJam
Food Trucks & Craft Beer and Wine

Food Trucks and Craft Beer & Wine open on Fridays at 5 PM
They open on Rain Dates on Sundays at 5 PM

The RiverJam Food Truck and Craft Beer & Wine vendors have been carefully selected to offer you the very best from the lower Hudson Valley. All are unique and tasty and the variety is deep enough to keep you discovering new favorites the whole summer long.
Bring your appetite and enjoy.

Sing Sing Kill Brewery

Craft Beer & Snacks
Pouring on July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Aug. 12, 19, 26, and Sept. 2

SSKB will be pouring selections of our zero-emissions NY State Farm beers down at the waterfront all Summer long. Manufactured in downtown Ossining, using 100% NY state ingredients!

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Alternative Medicine

Craft Beer
Pouring on July 1

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Brooklyn Cider House

Cider
Pouring on Friday, August 12th & 26th, and September 2nd.

Come try Brooklyn Cider House's award-winning ciders! At Brookyln Cider House, they use one simple ingredient to make their ciders - apples. So the structure, aromas, mouth feels, and any residual sugar are definitvely tied to the quality of the apples. Their mission is to make really great cider naturally, with minimal intervention and without additives, flavorings, or sugar.

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Captain Lawrence Brewing

Craft Beer
Pouring on Friday, August 12th

Captain Lawrence has been Westchester’s backyard brewery since 2006. Crafting and creating award-winning beer in a multitude of styles. From our flagship IPAs, Pale Ale, and Kolsch to our extensive Barrel Aged program- we strive to brew something great for everyone! Join us at River Jam and get a taste of what’s brewing here in Westchester!

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Defiant Brewing Company

Craft Beer
Pouring on Friday, July 22nd

Owner and Brewmaster, Neill Acer brings over 25 year of professional brewing experience to the Defiant Brewing Company. From the start, his career has been focused on bringing high quality, unique, (some may say "defiant"), craft beer to patrons in and around the lower Hudson Valley. Neill's creativity and love for his craft help him win the praise of discerning beer drinkers, critics, and certified judges worldwide. Defiant ales and lagers can be found locally as well as throughout New York and New Jersey. He and his beers have won numerous awards, including two internation gold medals in the World Beer Cup. Neill is also a renowned international beer judge, and in recent years (pre COVID) traveled to Canada and Brazil to judge competitions. Defiant Brewing Company was established in 2005, and was one of the first breweries in Rockland County, NY. Over the years, Defiant has grown from a tiny single unit brewery to one of the largest spaces around. Defiant hosts a variety of private and public events including wedding, fundraisers, and birthday parties. Any special occasion you can think of! Some the larger events include Oktoberfest, Defiant Abominable Snow Fest, and the Pearl River St. Patrick's Day parade. At any given moment Defiant has between 12-24 beers on draught, including our very own Training Wheels Root Beer Soda and Clearly Defiant Hard Seltzer line.

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Duncan's Abbey

Craft Beer
Pouring on Friday September 2

Duncan's Abbey creates old-world craft beer in an 1890's building nestled between the mighty Hudson River and the charming Main Street of Tarrytown, NY. Our traditional recipes use only New York State ingredients, including hops grown in Tarrytown, NY. We follow centuries-old traditions: measuring ingredients by hand, growing hops in the village, and stirring with a giant wooden spoon. Our beers are made to match the seasons: light, citrus flavors in the warmer months and dark, fruity flavors in the colder months. We focus on tripels, quadrupels, and sour ales - producing small batches, and carefully aging each barrel until it's ready to tap. It's our sincere hope that Duncan's Abbey brings strangers together to share food, drink, and stories - and that those strangers quickly become friends. About the owner: Justin is an engineer by trade who became interested in brewing for friends and family as he explored traditional brewing methods. When he's not brewing beer, he's always looking to meet someone new, learn something interesting, and share a story or two along the way.

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Forthright Cyder

Cider
Pouring on Friday, July 15th

Forthright: To be direct and honest, straightforward and outspoken. That’s the principle that inspires us. We’re a nano-cydery with big dreams and big ideas. Our specialty is Cyser, a hybrid of hard cyder and mead (honey-wine). Lucky for us, New York state has some of the best apples and honey in the world. We love bold, delicious flavors and exciting, locally sourced ingredients. Forthright is v nano, with a batch capacity of around 150 gal. This means we are always trying out new flavor profiles and combinations. Ingredients are super important to us and why we work with local farms and orchards to source our apples and honey. Come by to find out what is cyser ;)

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Nine Pin Cider

Cider
Pouring on Friday, July 22nd

We are New York State's First Farm Cidery and support New York agriculture by producing quality craft ciders using 100% local New York apples and fruit. Our apples and fruit are sourced from Capital Region and Hudson Valley orchards to ensure an entirely local and high-quality product. We sell cans and bottles of our hard cider. Come try Nine Pin - Our ciders highlight the incredible variety and quality of New York agriculture while also supporting local farms and orchards. Our selection of specialty ciders changes regularly due to our commitment to using fresh, local ingredients.

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Sloop Brewery

Craft Beer
Pouring on Friday, August 19th

Sloop Brewery is a local brewery that is mostly known for their IPAs but is branching out into other styles of beers. Sloop was the fastest growing brewery in 2019 and currently is the #1 IPA six pack sold in New York, #2 six pack in the Mid Atlantic and in the North East Region. We are also #14 in total sold all while only being in 18 states. Come down to enjoy a vaierty of our beers featuring our famous Hazy IPA, Juice Bomb, our crisp Sloop Pils as well as our classic Berliner Weisse Sour Peach. We will also be featuring a specialty beer that will be available for purchase. You gotta come down and see which one!

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The Selection:
Juice Bomb - features all the aspects and nuances of full hop flavor, not just bitterness — providing an upfront but easy drinking beer. Their is only one Juice Bomb! Sloop Pils - pale yellow with a fluffy white head, this classic, crisp pilsner is brewed with Noble hops and lightly kilned German malt for, a bold, floral bouquet, and a classically crisp pilsner finish. Sauer Peach - berliner weisse style ale with the tartness of a sour beer and the balance of real peaches. The pale and wheat malts give it a cloudy appearance and smooth flavor.

Soul Brewery

Craft Beer
Pouring on July 1 & July 8

We are an award-winning mom and pop style micro-brewery and taproom located in Pleasantville, NY. Allen Wallace and Freya Martens, the founders, spent many years travelling and visiting breweries in Belgium, Germany, and France, where they learned the art of brewing and about the tradition of smaller, local breweries that serve their particular environs. Our brewery, a labor of love, produces small batch artisanal ales and lagers, influenced by these European styles and traditions, with an emphasis on serving and providing a gathering space for our community. Our beers are driven by unique ingredients and processes, and reflect the flavors and traditions of the beers that influence us, reinterpreted for our local audience. We strive for deep variety in flavor and character. Our beer is only available in very limited quantities, and rarely outside of our own taproom. We are excited at this opportunity to introduce the fruits of our labor at the Ossining waterfront.

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The Selection
Cloud 9 - Witbier El Tropical- NEIPA Mixtape Raspberry/Blackberry Sour

The Brewery at the CIA

Craft Beer
Pouring on July 29th

The Brewery at the CIA is an award-winning craft beer brewery (2019 New York State Brewery of the Year), as well as a classroom where bachelor's-level students learn about the ingredients, equipment, and techniques required to produce ales and lagers. It was built in partnership with with Brooklyn Brewery, whose brewers and business executives often serve as guest lecturers. The class helps future food professionals think differently about beer, elevating its status as a fine beverage on a level with wine under the guidance of the Head Brewer, Hutch Kugeman. The beers produced by the students in the Art & Science of Brewing course that will be sold at the event are available only on the CIA campus and at a few select locations in the Hudson Valley.

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Mise en Place Wit Cleaver IPA Hudson Summer Ale

Bazodee Street Foods

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Big Foot Creamery

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Brothers Fish and Chips

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Bubble Gum Party Entertainment

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Chef Rob on Wheels

Sea Food and More
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Cravin Jamaican Cuisine

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Delicias Del Jireh Peruvian Kitchen

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Dough Nation Pizza Truck

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EMB Arancini Truck

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Homestyle Desserts

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Jegoma Food

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Kinwich

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La Bella Sophia Wood Fire Pizza

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Mr. Softee

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New England's Finest Lobster

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Paradise Taqueria and Berriera

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Rock n Rollz

Exotic Egg Rolls
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Rockland Kettle Corn

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Tacoish

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The Blue Pig

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Wanna Empanada

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Weenie Wagon

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Westchester Burger Company

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Wrappers Delight

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Ossining RiverJam Directions

By Car

Take Route 9 to the center of the Ossining Village. If you are coming from the south, turn left at the free standing clock onto Main Street. If you coming from the north, turn right at the free standing clock onto Main Street. Go straight through the traffic light and continue to the bottom of the hill and go over the Metro North railway overpass to the parking area along the park. If the lot is full, return over the over pass and make your first left to the public parking area.

By Train

Visit the Metro North website for all the scheduled Hudson Line trains to Ossining.
Metro-North Hudson Line Schedule

By Ferry

If you are coming from the west side of the Hudson and do not want to drive, Visit the Haverstraw Ferry website for all the scheduled ferry crossing to Ossining and back.
Haverstraw Ferry Schedule